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    capillary action

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    n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity.
    Capillary action helps water move up the stem of a plant.

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    Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?

    16:11Why Are Beach Holes So Deadly?
    • And this is largely due to capillary action.

      And this is largely due to capillary action.

    • This capillary action actually creates negative pressure within the soil, compared to the ambient air pressure.

      This capillary action actually creates negative pressure within the soil, compared to the ambient air pressure.

    B1

    How This Pen Changed The World

    09:17How This Pen Changed The World
    • This is called capillary action, and it's what allows water to climb tree roots and nutrients to flow around our body.

      This is called capillary action, and it's what allows water to climb tree roots and nutrients to flow around our body.

    • This is called capillary action, and

      This is called capillary action, and

    B1

    Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2

    11:17Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology #2
    • That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action.

      That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action.

    • That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action, and explaining

      That really cool thing that just happened is called capillary action, and explaining

    B1

    What Really Happens When A Fly Lands On Your Food?

    06:34What Really Happens When A Fly Lands On Your Food?
    • If the substance is liquid or semi-liquid, the fly can use its labellum to absorb the substance through capillary action, much like a sponge soaking up liquid.

      If the substance is liquid or semi-liquid, the fly can use its labellum to absorb the substance through capillary action, much like a sponge soaking up liquid.

    • If the substance is liquid or semi-liquid, the fly can use its labellum to absorb the substance through capillary action.

      If the substance is liquid or semi-liquid, the fly can use its labellum to absorb the substance through capillary action.

    B2

    Is The 5-Second Rule True?

    10:32Is The 5-Second Rule True?
    • It's also the reason capillary action happens.

      It's also the reason capillary action happens.

    B2

    Why water is really, really weird | BBC Ideas

    03:17Why water is really, really weird | BBC Ideas
    • The same process, called capillary action, allows plants to move water from deep below the ground to nourish the leaves and branches that grow in the sunshine.

      The same process, called capillary action, allows plants to move water from deep below the ground to nourish the leaves and branches that grow in the sunshine.

    B1